USHC Unit 2 Section 4 #2 - Wilson HS

What is the right to vote?

• Temperance

• Abolition

• Capitalism

• Suffrage

The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 is often viewed as the beginning of which of the following?

• Temperance movement

• Women's rights movement

• Antislavery movement

• Native American Indian movement

. . .“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; . . .”

—Seneca Falls Convention, 1848

What document influenced the authors of this document?

• Mayflower Compact

• Albany Plan of Union

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

What was the focus of the temperance movement?

• To stop the spread of slavery

• To improve conditions of factory workers

• To give women more political freedom

• To reduce the use of alcholo

What was the main message of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

• The United States had treated the Native Americans poorly

• Slavery was a cruel practice and should be outlawed

• Child labor should be eliminated from northern factories

• Discrimination against women was ultimately hurting the nation

What were the purpose of the slave codes?

• Limit the rights and behavior of slaves

• Regulate the slave trade

• Prevent the excessive discipline or abuse of slaves

• Legalize slavery in the colonies

All abolitionists agreed upon which of the following?

• The need to work within the political system

• The need to end slavery

• The importance of women’s participation

• What tactics to use in their struggle

Which of the following most contributed to the spread of slavery?

• Coffle System

• Annexation of Texas

• American System

• Cotton Gin

How did the invention of interchangeable parts revolutionize production?

• It decreased the money businesspeople wanted to invest in factories

• It speeded up the manufacturing process, increasing profitability

• It slowed down the process of making goods, reducing profitability

• It demanded that the product maker have a higher level of skill than before

In which section of early 19^th century America was the plantation system an important feature?

• New England

• The Middle Atlantic states

• The South

• The West